IPL 2026: RR opt to bat against Starc-boosted DC, David Miller out; Know playing XI here

Rajasthan Royals (RR) won the toss and elected to bat against Delhi Capitals (DC) in their Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 clash at the Jaipur's Sawai Mansingh stadium on May 1.

What did the captains say at the toss?

RR captain Riyan Parag, after winning the toss, said:

"We're going to bat first. I think it's not the usual Jaipur wicket. It's a bit dry; we noticed that yesterday and the pitch played a little faster on the other day. So hopefully it gets a little slow in the back end, so that's why we're batting first. (On the win against Punjab Kings) I think the middle order and lower order finishing it like the way they did and the openers as usual starting really brilliantly. But as a collective team effort, chasing down 220 always helps. Everyone's stepping up. That has been the motto, like, as I was saying, we haven't been playing proper and complete cricket for 40 overs. Hopefully we can narrow it down as the tournament reaches the business end. Another show today and we can rest for a few days. Bishnoi comes back in and Shubham is into the main team."

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Meanwhile, DC skipper Axar Patel, after losing the toss, said:

"Starc is playing and unfortunately Chameera isn't playing. Sahil Parikh got injured and Pathum is playing in his place, that'll be four overseas players which means David Miller sits out. Ashutosh Sharma is also there, so these are the three changes. The wicket looks good and we're happy to chase. It's important to return to basics. You need to stay in the present to turn things around, focus on the positives. Attitude and body language are very important."

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Delhi Capitals (Playing XI):

KL Rahul(w), Pathum Nissanka, Nitish Rana, Sameer Rizvi, Tristan Stubbs, Axar Patel(c), Ashutosh Sharma, Kyle Jamieson, Mitchell Starc, Kuldeep Yadav, T Natarajan

Delhi Capitals Impact subs: David Miller, Vipraj Nigam, Karun Nair, Abishek Porel, Auqib Nabi Dar

Rajasthan Royals (Playing XI):

Yashasvi Jaiswal, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Dhruv Jurel(w), Riyan Parag(c), Donovan Ferreira, Ravindra Jadeja, Shubham Dubey, Jofra Archer, Ravi Bishnoi, Nandre Burger, Brijesh Sharma

Rajasthan Royals Impact subs: Adam Milne, Dasun Shanaka, Ravi Singh, Yash Raj Punja, Tushar Deshpande